Everything you need to know about the newest Swedish fitness craze, plogging

Although we do what we can by taking our plastics and tins down to the recycling bins, saying no to straws when we order our favourite cocktail on a Friday night and bringing a tote bag with us to the supermarket, there’s an urgent need for us to confront Hong Kong’s plastic waste issue head on. And although we recognise that we can’t solve the issue over night, if we start small and start now, we’re making a difference. Which is why we’re so excited to give the newest, Scandinavian fitness craze, plogging a go, and we’re confident people all over Hong Kong will be too.

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While we’re familiar with awesome initiatives like Hong Kong Cleanup and Plastic Free Seas, we’re always looking for new ways we can establish a waste-free world and promote the reduction of and awareness of single-use plastics in Hong Kong. And although we’re yet to see ‘official’ plogging groups established in our city, we’re optimistic that between all our hiking and sunny beach days, we’ll be picking up plastic and rubbish as we go, cleaning up our beloved city one outing at a time. Because whether you’re new to running or no stranger to the trails, all you need is your trainers and a rubbish bag – so why not give it a go? We’ll see you on the streets!

A fellow TCK, I spent the best part of my life growing up in Southeast Asia, tempted ever so briefly…

A fellow TCK, I spent the best part of my life growing up in Southeast Asia, tempted ever so briefly by the bright blue, English skies to quickly head back to my roots here in Honkers. A self-confessed heliophile with an unhealthy addiction to fairy lights, loves include: brunch, cheese and my rescue pup, Wella. Most commonly spotted in Din Tai Fung.

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